First time I heard about the Harmony of The Seas, dubbed a floating city, was from a friend of mine who showed me a YouTube clip of this new, outrageously luxurious cruise liner. The liner was launched earlier this year by the US-based Royal Caribbean Cruises.

You could see from the promotional clip that this was one mega-ship packed with unprecedented wow factors. So, a few months later, my husband and I booked ourselves a vacation to try it out.

The Harmony is truly glorious in every sense of the word, from her architecture and design to the level of attention to detail with which the incredible crew manage thousands of guests from all over the world. Two pages are not enough to explain all the things we did but I will try my best to give you some information of the highlights we experienced.

In May this year, this 227,000-ton ship, an astounding 362-metres long, sailed for the first time into Southampton, the UK. After two short cruises here, she has since May spent the summer sailing the Mediterranean stopping at Barcelona, Naples, Marseille, Civitavecchia and La Spezia. Later on in the year, she will head to the Caribbean to cruise there for a couple of years.

We learnt from one of the on-deck information videos that the 16-deck ship underwent 32 months of construction in a French shipyard. When it comes to amenities, I was truly impressed; there are 20 restaurants, several swimming pools, an actual park, the tallest slide at sea, a kids’ park, simulated waves for surfing, theatres with daily shows, an ice-skating rink, virtual balconies with real-times views of the destination for the internal rooms, a jogging track, fitness centre, health and fitness classes… you name it, the Harmony has got it.

Clinging to a mat for dear life, anyone over 4ft tall can shoot down 10 decks, twisting and turning in one of a pair of tunnel slides above the Aqua Theatre. I tried it and I found it quite scary. My husband, on the other hand, did not find it scary at all. The very young children can play in Splashaway Bay, a big water park with little slides.

I was happy to see that every single attraction was monitored by crew assistants, with safety being a huge priority throughout. However, one little thing I thought was missing on this cruise were the dance classes and animation type of events by the main pool area, as we had enjoyed on other ships, as that really kicked off that vacation feeling for me. But I guess I’m nit-picking, now.

It is a practical way of holidaying, like being in a large, floating hotel with many more amenities

My favourite area to hang out in the early evenings was The Boardwalk, a kind of activity park with a relaxed atmosphere sporting a merry-go-round, deck games, a hot dog stand, a Johnny Rockets Fifties-style diner, a Mexican restaurant and a Starbucks Café, where I enjoyed several lattes late afternoon in between lunch and dinner. It was also here that the fantastic show called The Fine Line was held at the Aquatheatre, with acrobats, synchronised swimmers and hip hop artists giving all the audience one memorable show.

There was no need to leave the ship for entertainment in the evenings, either. The Royal Theatre, which seats 1,380, is the place where we watched an amazing production of two musicals, Grease and Colombus which offered performers and singers of the highest calibre. Compared to another cruise we went on last year, the entertainment shows on this mega-ship were truly superb.

On the Gala Nights, when everyone is invited to dress up, we also enjoyed a few hours at the ship’s Casino Royale where we played various sessions of craps and roulette, and socialised with other guests.

Throughout the week, we dined at 10 of the 20 restaurants, including the unforgettable Wonderland, Sabor the Mexican Restaurant, Izumi the Japanese restaurant, Jamie Oliver’s, Jonny Rocket’s Diner and Solarium. All were excellent in their different ways. The buffet breakfast was a must every day. We did put on a few extra pounds I’m sure, but you really cannot enjoy such a ship and not relish all these divine temptations. It’s part of the holiday fun.

For those seeking to just chill and do nothing physical, there are also child-free areas where adults can peacefully retreat to the four whirlpools suspended over the ocean in the solarium, and sip cocktails there.

At this point, I’d like to mention that, typically, one of the biggest challenges for passengers on a cruise is staying connected to work via the internet, or loved ones, at home – or even relaxing and watching movies in the cabin after a long day at sea. Usually, the internet speed is not fantastic and the connectivity charges can add up quite quickly.

Marco Ahlgren and Grazielle Camilleri.

Royal Caribbean have changed all of this and made their passengers Internet happy, with the use of Voom, touted as the fastest internet connection speed at sea. Both my husband and I needed to work a few hours a day and to access our social media while out at sea, so from our point of view, this was a great service we made use of.

To cruise or not to cruise is one question many people ask themselves, until they experience one for the first time. It is a practical way of holidaying, like being in a large, floating hotel with many more amenities. Then there’s the added bonus that you wake up and find yourself in a different city every day, without the hassle of catching a plane.

This cruise vacation was one of the best holidays we have had to date, and it will not be our last. As I said earlier, we are now hooked!

For my activities aboard the ship and the fashion blogs we shot in the various cities, visit www.graziellecamilleri.com/Blog